Improvement in cooking-stoves



T. R. TIMBY.

Cooking-Stoves.

N0.153,691. PatentedAug.4,1874.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ()EEIGE.

THEODORE R. TIMBY, OF TARRYTOWN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT lN COOKING-STOVE S.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 153,69 1, dated August4, 1874; application filed March 6, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE B. TIMBY, of Tarrytown, in the county ofWVestchester and State of New York, have invented an Improvement inCooking- Stoves, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in constructing a cooking-stove with an extensionprojecting forward from the top plate, so as to enlarge the area of thestove-top, and at the. same time afford convenient space for removingcooking-vessels 011' the hottest part of the stove, without occupyingany greater area in the room.

The extensionplate is attached by brackets and lugs. as hereinafterdescribed, which adapt it to support any necessary weight, and to beapplied and removed with great facility.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of acooking-stove, with my invention applied inthe form of a removableattachment. Fig. 2 is a rear perspective view of the extension detached.

A represents a cooking-stove of any ordinary or suitable construction, abeing the top plate thereof, and b the customary hearthplate. 0represents the forward extension of the top plate, which constitutes myimprovement. This may consist of apermanent part of the stove; but Iprefer to construct it substantially as shown in Fig. 2, so as to bedetachable when desired. The plate 0 is flush with the stove-top a, andis supported by brackets D, which, as well as the rimflange E, may becast inone piece with the said plate 0. The inner vertical edges of thebrackets D are provided at top with upwardly-projecting lugs or tenonse, and at bottom with horizontally-projecting lugs or tenons f. The lugsc are produced by the formation of recesses 0 and are adapted to projectupward into apertures 0 formed for them in the stove-top. The lugs f fitin suitable holes in the stove-front, so as to atford vertical support.By lifting on thefront of the plate 0, the lugs f are withdrawn fromtheir seats, and the hook-formed lugs 0 may then be readily withdrawnfrom theirs, and the entire attachment removed. To replace it, the lugse are first hooked in the holes 6 and the lugs f then inserted in theirseats, when the entire extension-plate is firmly supported and preparedto bear any necessary burden.

I am aware that shelves have before been applied to stoves in variousways; but my device is advantageous in providing an extension-platewhich may be applied and removed with great facility, the fasteningbeinglocked by the weight of the plate, and capable of supporting anynecessary weight, and at the same time being free from all liability tobecome inseparably locked together.

In either case it will be seen to afford a valuable addition to thecapacity of the stove, Without occupying any additional floor area.

G is an additional shelf placed beneath the plate 0, and useful forwarming dishes, or keeping Warm any cooked articles of food.'

The following is claimed as new:

1. The detachable extension-plateG supported on a Level with thestove-top a by means of brackets D, lugs f, and hook e, and extendingover the hearth b, to avoid increasing the horizontal area of the stove,all as described.

2. The detachable extension-plate 0, constructed and applied in mannersubstantially as herein shown and described.

THEODORE R. TIMBY.

Witnesses OCTAVIUS KNIGHT, WALTER ALLEN.

